In The Scene: Indie Arcade Wave

Eh, Yo! This week how to run an arcade business with Adam Pratt the owner of Arcade Galactic and Arcade Heroes. Adam gives tons of tips on how to run an arcade business. We talk about what games you need, what to look for, plan out the arcade, and things like that. We have been getting requests to speak to someone about how to run an arcade business and adam has years of experience and tons of kno...

Eh, Yo! This week we explore Till's garage arcade collection in California. Till runs Broken Arcade out of his garage arcade. He uses Broken Arcade to share his journey and tips for fixing or restoring classic arcade games. This has to be one of the best garage arcades, he has over 30 games in the garage arcade and over 20 more in storage that he rotates from time to time. This garage arcade is a...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Pinball. We are Joined by Jack Guarnieri the owner of Jersey Jack Pinball. He tells us about how he got into pinball and how Jersey Jack Pinball started. Jersey Jack Pinball is a premium pinball manufacturer that caters primarily to the home market. Jersey Jack Pinball has landed some major IPs like Willy Wonka, The Hobbit, and Guns & Roses. If you haven't seen a...

Eh, Yo! This week we bring on a friend from South Florida Neil Hernandez. Neil Hernandez is the best arcade technician in South Florida. Neil Hernandez can be found working at arcades all over South Florida but calls Glitch Bar in Fort Lauderdale home. We talk to Neil Hernandez about how he got into fixing arcade machines, what he has in his collection, what the guys at Glitch Bar are like, and wh...

This week we dive into Midwest Gaming Classic with Dan Lossen the co-founder of Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee. This time we focus on Midwest Gaming Classic and why it means so much to the community in Milwaukee.    Let us know what you think of this week's episode in the comments and go check out Midwest Gaming Classic's links below. As always don't forget to like, share and follow...

Eh, Yo! This week we look back at some Indie Arcade Games. This will have to be part one of the Indie Arcade Games recap because there is still a handful to talk about. We will be revisiting these Indie Arcade Games this week, Galactic Battleground, DeathBall, Switch N Shoot, and Black Emperor. All of these Indie Arcade Games have been doing well in the arcade space and have been growing and evolv...

Eh, Yo! Welcome to another dive into indie development, This week we look at Ages Of Cataria. Alex and Nicole join us to talk about their game Ages Of Cataria. Ages of Cataria is a village story generator! Collect resources and build like your favorite town-builders – in Ages of Cataria, you’ll get to learn about the intricate lives of your villagers as they age and grow over time. Make choices th...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Timeline Arcade in York, PA. The Owner Brandon joins us this week to tell us about Timeline Arcade. Brandon started Timeline Arcade in 2010. Brandon worked in a few pretty cool places before starting Timeline Arcade including professional wrestling. He came to a crossroads and had to decide if he wanted to start a music venue or an arcade, then Timeline Arcade was bo...

Eh, Yo! Welcome to In The Scene. This week we are talking to the Community Manager of Up Down Arcade David Hayden. David joined the Up Down Arcade team when they started looking to expand. Up Down Arcade started in Des Moines Iowa and now has 7 locations nationwide. Up Down Arcade is a great example of how you can make an arcade bar work. Up Down Arcade has a clear focus on capturing the retro arc...

Eh, Yo! This week we talk about Aeternum Indie Game and Xbox Live Indie Games with Creaky Lantern Games. We dive into Aeternum Indie Game with the creators. We talk about how Creaky Lantern Games came to be through the Xbox Live Indie Games scene. Brooks was working on the Aeternum indie game and brought Jesse into the project to work on the music. While Brooks was blogging about the Xbox Live Ind...

Eh Yo! This week we speak with Dan Bush the owner of Analog Arcade Bar. Dan Has two locations for Analog Arcade Bar one in Davenport, Iowa, and one in Moline Illinois. Analog Arcade Bar has a great mix of new and old games. Analog Arcade Bar has lots of classics at their Davenport location as well as some Skeeball, air hockey, and consoles. Analog Arcade Bar can be found inside of an old bank whic...

Eh, Yo! The question this week is, how do I become a video game artist? This is a difficult question to answer but Caris can give you some direction. Today we will ask Caris about, how do I become a video game artist? Caris is a traditional artist who works with both pixel art and 3d art. She is a Technical Artist at Unity and has some great ideas on how you can start this transition.   How d...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Mission Control Arcade. We spoke with Aaron Allen the owner of Mission Control Arcade. We go over how Mission Control Arcade came out of the ashes of Uptown Arcade in Chicago. Aaron tells us all about Mission Control Arcade from where it is, what games they have, where he started collecting games, what games he is looking for, and much more. Mission Control Arcade is...

Eh, Yo! Propeller Arcade is the topic this week. We speak with Ian the Owner of Propeller Arcade in Halifax. Propeller Arcade is a Canadian arcade that is in the basement of Propeller Brewing. Propeller Brewing has been around for 25 years. Ian pitched the idea of Propeller arcade 3 years ago and they have been growing ever since. Propeller Arcade Halifax is one of the only arcades in the area tha...

Eh, Yo! This week we have an Indie Dev Interview with Travis, The Indie Dev. Travis joins us this week for an Indie Dev Interview to give us a look into what independent game development looks like. Travis tells us in this Indie Dev Interview what he is working on as well as so of the things he has encountered on his journey.    Travis gives tons of free advice to indie devs on Tik Tok from storyb...

Eh Yo! This week we revisit the Nave. Nave was made by Hernan and Maximo of Videogamo.inc. This team is out of Argentina and they have been working on the Nave for 10 years now. Nave was created to go in an arcade cabinet and there is only one in the world. We will talk about the history of the Nave with Hernan this is week and dive into what will be included in the 10-year celebration.  &nbs...

Eh yo! This week Adam from Arcade Heroes comes back to talk about what happened in 2021 and what is coming for 2022. We talk about Exa Arcadia, indie arcade games, VR arcade games, conventions, and more. Adam dives into what happened with Exa Arcadia this year as well as what has been announced for 2022 for Exa Arcadia. It seems like the Exa Arcadia team is just getting started and they have a ton...

Eh Yo! Sea Cave Arcade is the focus this week. We speak to Judah Lea the owner of Sea Cave Arcade. We learn about Sea Cave Arcade, how Judah got into the arcade scene, how Sea Cave Arcade came to be, and what happened with the break-in at Sea Cave Arcade. Judah tells us all about what happened at Sea Cave Arcade when this man that had visited the arcade a handful of times came in caused problems,...

Eh Yo! This week we look into Indie Arcade Game Brainstorming. What is it like to brainstorm with an indie arcade game team? I'm joined by my team at Galactic Battleground an indie arcade game we developed to talk about this. We recap our indie arcade game Galactic Battleground and update you on our new cabinet design. Then we talk about some of our new indie arcade game ideas for you to check out...

Eh, yo! This week we visit Electric Bat Arcade Arizona. We have the pleasure of speaking with the arcades owner Rachel. Rachel gives us the low down on Electric Bat Arcade Arizona. She tells us the story of how Electric Bat Arcade Arizona came to be and what the plans are for the future. If you are ever near Mesa or Flagstaff make sure you visit Electric Bat Arcade Arizona.    Learn more about how...

Eh Yo! This week we welcome back our friends Shane and Dave from Cosmotrons. We talk about the game in more depth than the last time we spoke. We talk about the new Cosmotrons Console, gameplay, game design, and development as well as what Midwest Gaming Classic 2021 was like.  If you like what we are doing here at indie arcade wave don't forget to like share and subscribe to keep up to date...

Eh Yo! Revisiting indies is what we are doing this week. We go back to past interviews revisiting indies that we spoke with and are excited to see them release or indies that we are still playing now. Revisiting indies is all about the developers telling their stories. We are revisiting indies so you get reminded of all of the awesome developers we spoke to recently and what their games are all ab...

Eh Yo! This week we dive into Starcade. We get to talk about Starcade with Paul who is one of the three owners. Paul is at Starcade a lot for day-to-day operations. Starcade is a new arcade that is located just outside Minneapolis in Roseville in the Rosedale Mall. Starcade is an awesome arcade with tons of classic and rare arcade games occupying what use to be a Green Mill. This space is fantasti...

Eh Yo! Nifty Villages is the topic this week. Nifty Villages is a project that Tony Hauber, the creator of Deathball is working on. Nifty Villages is an indie game that will have NFTs as avatars and homes. Nifty Villages is very early in production but it shows us what the future of video games could look like.    The crypto space and NFTs are going crazy right now and could be a huge op...

Eh, Yo! This week, Last Soul. This time we dive into Last Soul from the Canadian studio Wulum. We are joined by the creator of Last Soul Tony Munoz. He will tell us what when into creating Last Soul and what is to come for Last Soul.  This episode is loaded with advice for new developers.  We discuss how to build a following, how to get started with unity, and much more for future game d...